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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Maroon 5: ‘V’ treads between soul, synth

Since the release of their debut jazz-pop hybrid album "Songs About Jane," Maroon 5 has been in a consistently fluctuating identity crisis. Are they a soul-pop band with funk infusions? Are they a synth-pop formula machine generating replicated sound after sound?


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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Magic Man’s ‘Before The Waves’ derivative, but fun

Magic Man has grown a bit since its inception in 2010. Originally consisting only of vocalist Alex Caplow and guitarist/keyboardist Sam Vanderhoop Lee, Magic Man expanded to a quintet for the 2013 EP, "You Are Here." Their new studio album "Before The Waves" caters to the indie pop and synth pop crowd but fails to stand out among their contemporaries.


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